IPA FRIENDSHIP WEEK ISRAEL 2012 ‐ PROGRAM
Arrival to Tel‐Aviv before the friendship week – accommodation options
Hotels in Tel‐Aviv:
Accommodation basis: Bed & Breakfast City Hotel ‐ Price in a double room per 1 night: 100$ per person Metropolitan Hotel ‐ Price in a double room per 1 night: 90$ per person Imperial Hotel ‐ Price in a double room per 1 night: 65$ per person
Extend accommodation options Remark: Minimum 3 nights 16‐19/9/2011 – Jewish New Year – "Rosh Hashanah"
Accommodation basis: Bed & Breakfast City Hotel ‐ Price in a double room per 3 nights: 300$ per person Tal Hotel ‐ Price in a double room per 3 nights: 300$ per person Shalom Relax Hotel ‐ Price in a double room per 3 nights: 368$ per person
In order to book the requested hotels kindly send mail to the following address :
liana@aviation‐links.co.il galital@aviation‐links.co.il
Tel: Galit: +972‐3‐5219519 / Avivit: +972‐3‐5219504 Fax: +972‐3‐6388803
BANK DETAILS: Name Account: Aviation Links Ltd ‐ V.A.T.No.520039009 ‐ 2, Nirim St. ,67060 Tel‐Aviv,Israel
Bank Name: Bank Hapoalim Address: 19 Ben‐Yehuda St.,Tel‐Aviv Swift (BIC) Code: POALILIT Bank code/ no’: 689 Account No’: 186886 IBAN: IL03 0126 8900 0000 0186 886
IPA FRIENDSHIP WEEK ISRAEL 2012 ‐ PROGRAM Day 1 ‐ Sunday – 9.9.2012
08:00 Departure from :
a. Airport according to the flights schedule
b. Tel‐Aviv (Hotels)
c. Eilat
11:00 Masada
16:00 Ride to the hotel in the Dead Sea. Check in and getting organized.
19:00 Dinner at the hotel
21:00 Closed event for the group.
MERRIDIAN HOTEL – THE DEAD SEA AT MODATIONACCOM
We will climb the Masada via the cable car. Masada is the last stronghold of Jewish rebels at the time of the Second Temple. We will tour the 2000 year old fortress and King Herod’s palace. On the way back, we will enjoy the natural mud treatments and bathing in the Dead Sea.
IPA FRIENDSHIP WEEK ISRAEL 2012 ‐ PROGRAM Day 2 ‐ Monday – 10.9.2011
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Departure
After breakfast, travelling to the Qumran Caves in the Dead Sea, the story of the Dead Sea Scrolls and continuing north in the direction of Beit Shean/Afula and reaching Nazareth at 13:00
14:00 Lunch
17:00 Arrival at the hotel in Tiberias and receiving the rooms
19:00 Dinner at the hotel
ACCOMMODATION IN TIBERIAS AT THE LEONARDO CLUB HOTEL
On our way north, we will pass Tel Megiddo, Emek Yizrael and arrive at Nazareth. We will visit the Church of the Annunciation, Jesus' Synagogue Church and the Church of Joseph the Carpenter. We will continue to Kana village and descend to the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret).
IPA FRIENDSHIP WEEK ISRAEL 2012 ‐ PROGRAM Day 3 ‐ Tuesday – 11.9.2011
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Departure for sightseeing
14:00 Lunch
15:30 Ride to Yardenit; Baptism is allowed at the place.
18:00 Return to the hotel
19:00 Dinner at the hotel
HOTEL THE LEONARDO CLUB AT IN TIBERIAS ACCOMMODATION
We will see Joyous Mount, Church of the Bread and Fish, and we will visit Capernaum, Jesus’ city, through Tiberias we will reach the Baptist site on the Jordan River. On our way back, we will see from a spectacular view Mount Tabor and the Church of Transfiguration on it.
IPA FRIENDSHIP WEEK ISRAEL 2012 ‐ PROGRAM Day 4 ‐ Wednesday – 12.9.2011
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Travelling to Acre via the Valley of Beit HaKerem
Sightseeing in Old Acre including the city walls of Khan Al‐Omdan and the Knights' Halls.
13:00 Lunch
Travelling to Haifa and Caesarea
17:00 Travelling to Jerusalem
19:00 Arrival at the hotel in Jerusalem
20:00 Dinner at the hotel
ACCOMMODATION IN JERUSALEM AT THE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
Our visit in Acre is a delightful walk through the underground City of the Crusaders, incorporating the colorful market, a walk on the city walls via the ancient port to the lighthouse. Then we'll continue to Haifa to observe the Baha'I Gardens and the city itself. Whilst visiting Caesarea, the Roman capital at the time of the Second Temple, we will tour the Roman amphitheater, the Byzantine street, and City of the Crusaders and the aqueduct. Afterwards, we will travel to Jerusalem.
IPA FRIENDSHIP WEEK ISRAEL 2012 ‐ PROGRAM Day 5 ‐ Thursday – 13.9.2011
08:00 Breakfast
08:00 Guided tour in Jerusalem
14:00 Lunch
19:00 Return to the hotel in Jerusalem
20:00 Dinner at the hotel
21:00 Closed event for the group – Gala Evening
ACCOMMODATION IN JERUSALEM AT THE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
We will enter the old city via the Armenian quarter, visit the Kotel (Western/Wailing Wall), the Jewish Quarter, observation point overlooking the Temple Mount, the Via de la Rosa, and the Muslim quarter, the Church of the Battle, The Cardo, ending the tour at the Jaffa Gate.
IPA FRIENDSHIP WEEK ISRAEL 2012 ‐ PROGRAM
Day 6 ‐ Friday – 14.9.2011
07:00 Breakfast at the hotel
08:00 Ride to Tel Aviv – Sightseeing in Old Jaffa, Naveh Tzedek, Tel Aviv Port, and for those interested, bathing at Tel Aviv beach.
Free time in Tel Aviv
A packed lunch will be given to each participant.
17:00 Return to Jerusalem
19:00 Dinner at the hotel
ACCOMMODATION IN JERUSALEM AT THE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
Day 7 ‐ Saturday – 15.9.2011
Departure *CHANGES MIGHT OCCUR
IPA FRIENDSHIP WEEK ISRAEL 2012 ‐ PROGRAM
REMARKS:
The tours will be in luxurious buses, with a qualified guide in each bus.
Guidance will be given in the following languages according to your request (to be
coordinated in advance):
Hebrew
English
French
German
Russian
Spanish
See you in Israel 2012